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High Yield Fund

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Summary

Summary

What is the High Yield Fund?

The Fund seeks to deliver current income and the opportunity for capital appreciation by investing primarily in high yield corporate bonds.
 

A HERITAGE OF HIGH YIELD

Brings a 40+ year history of high-yield investing, focused on fundamental, bottom-up credit research.

AN OPPORTUNISTIC APPROACH

Provides the flexibility to adjust to the market environment and take advantage of opportunities across the credit spectrum.

STRONG TRACK RECORD

Has offered a track record of strong performance versus peers in up and down markets, demonstrating the strength of this active approach as a core high-yield holding over a full market cycle.

Yield

Average Yield to Maturity as of 02/28/2025

7.98%

30-Day Standardized Yield 1 as of 02/28/2025  

6.55%

Fund Basicsas of 02/28/2025

Total Net Assets
$3.55 B
Inception Date
12/31/1998
Dividend Frequency
Monthly
Fund Gross Expense Ratio
0.92%
Fund Net Expense Ratio
0.92%
Number of Holdings
699
Minimum Initial Investment
$1,500+

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.92%

Net 0.92%

YTD 1-YR 3-YR 5-YR 10-YR Since Inception 12/31/1998
w/o sales charge 1.75% 9.69% 3.20% 3.45% 4.26% 6.07%
Lipper Category Avg. High Yield Funds 1.82% 9.14% 4.28% 4.35% 4.25% -
ICE BofA U.S. High Yield Constrained Index 2.05% 10.14% 4.96% 4.82% 4.99% 6.35%
w/ sales charge -0.59% 7.29% 2.43% 2.98% 4.02% 5.98%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.92%

Net 0.92%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.92%

Net 0.92%

YTD 1-YR 3-YR 5-YR 10-YR Since Inception 12/31/1998
w/o sales charge 8.39% 8.39% 1.08% 2.75% 4.38% 6.04%
Lipper Category Avg. High Yield Funds 7.67% 7.67% 2.48% 3.64% 4.36% -
ICE BofA U.S. High Yield Constrained Index 8.27% 8.27% 2.98% 4.07% 5.10% 6.31%
w/ sales charge 5.88% 5.88% 0.33% 2.29% 4.15% 5.94%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.92%

Net 0.92%

Type Assets
High Yield Bonds
Bank Loans
Convertibles
Investment Grade Bonds
Equity
Other
Cash
Maturity Assets
Less than 1 year
1-3 years
3-5 years
5-7 years
7-10 years
Greater than 10 years

Credit Quality Distribution as of 02/28/2025 View Portfolio

Rating Assets
BBB
BB
B
<B
Not Rated

INVESTMENT TEAM

Steven F. Rocco
Steven F. Rocco, CFA

Partner & Co-Head of Taxable Fixed Income

24 Years of Industry Experience

Robert A. Lee
Robert A. Lee

Partner & Co-Head of Taxable Fixed Income

34 Years of Industry Experience

Christopher Gizzo
Christopher Gizzo, CFA

Partner, Deputy Director of Leveraged Credit

17 Years of Industry Experience

Supported By 87 Investment Professionals with 18 Years Avg. Industry Experience

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Performance

Performance

Average Yield to Maturity as of 02/28/2025

7.98%

30-Day Standardized Yield 1 as of 02/28/2025  

  Subsidized2 Un-Subsidized3
w/o sales charge 6.55% 6.55%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.92%

Net 0.92%

YTD 1-YR 3-YR 5-YR 10-YR Since Inception 12/31/1998
w/o sales charge 1.75% 9.69% 3.20% 3.45% 4.26% 6.07%
Lipper Category Avg. High Yield Funds 1.82% 9.14% 4.28% 4.35% 4.25% -
ICE BofA U.S. High Yield Constrained Index 2.05% 10.14% 4.96% 4.82% 4.99% 6.35%
w/ sales charge -0.59% 7.29% 2.43% 2.98% 4.02% 5.98%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.92%

Net 0.92%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.92%

Net 0.92%

YTD 1-YR 3-YR 5-YR 10-YR Since Inception 12/31/1998
w/o sales charge 8.39% 8.39% 1.08% 2.75% 4.38% 6.04%
Lipper Category Avg. High Yield Funds 7.67% 7.67% 2.48% 3.64% 4.36% -
ICE BofA U.S. High Yield Constrained Index 8.27% 8.27% 2.98% 4.07% 5.10% 6.31%
w/ sales charge 5.88% 5.88% 0.33% 2.29% 4.15% 5.94%

Fund Expense Ratio :

Gross 0.92%

Net 0.92%

Year Fund Returns ICE BofA U.S. High Yield Constrained Index
2024 8.39% 8.27%
2023 10.46% 13.55%
2022 -13.75% -11.16%
2021 6.15% 5.35%
2020 4.49% 6.07%
2019 15.07% 14.41%
2018 -5.15% -2.27%
2017 8.50% 7.48%
2016 15.84% 17.49%
2015 -2.26% -4.61%
2014 3.46% -
2013 9.69% -
2012 16.50% -
2011 3.15% -
2010 14.31% -
2009 50.51% -
2008 -23.42% -
2007 2.43% -
2006 9.94% -
2005 1.15% -
Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2025 - - - -
2024 1.89% 1.21% 4.87% 0.23%
2023 2.69% 1.15% -0.44% 6.82%
2022 -5.43% -10.72% -1.48% 3.69%
2021 1.73% 3.11% 0.63% 0.57%
2020 -16.65% 10.72% 5.69% 7.13%
2019 7.50% 3.77% 0.28% 2.86%
2018 -1.07% -0.04% 2.54% -6.47%
2017 2.82% 1.98% 2.45% 1.00%
2016 2.01% 5.52% 5.46% 2.05%
2015 3.05% 0.86% -4.23% -1.81%
2014 2.92% 3.38% -1.83% -0.95%
2013 3.97% -1.03% 2.51% 3.99%
2012 6.63% 0.36% 5.06% 3.61%
2011 3.82% 1.07% -7.02% 5.73%
2010 4.93% -0.92% 6.33% 3.40%
2009 5.95% 17.32% 14.23% 6.01%
2008 -3.43% 1.99% -7.81% -15.68%
2007 2.98% 0.17% 0.48% -1.17%
2006 2.57% 0.01% 2.80% 4.27%
2005 -1.74% 1.49% 0.87% 0.56%
2004 1.07% -0.32% 4.34% 5.04%
2003 4.06% 8.25% 2.40% 5.41%
2002 1.51% -3.59% -3.78% 6.10%
2001 5.14% -1.67% -3.99% 6.15%
2000 -1.66% 0.99% 0.31% -2.65%
1999 3.43% -0.11% -0.81% 3.99%

Growth of $10,000 as of 02/28/2025

NAV Historical Prices

Date Net Asset Value

Portfolio

Portfolio

Rating Assets
High Yield Bonds
Bank Loans
Convertibles
Investment Grade Bonds
Equity
Other
Cash
Rating Assets
Less than 1 year
1-3 years
3-5 years
5-7 years
7-10 years
Greater than 10 years

Credit Quality Distribution as of 02/28/2025

Rating Assets
BBB
BB
B
<B
Not Rated

Portfolio Positioning as of 12/31/2024

  • We continue to focus on investments with higher carry. With high yield spreads south of 300 basis points, and the direction of interest rates still largely uncertain, we continue to target investments that offered higher levels of carry over convexity. We added to several positions over the month, specifically in lower-rated CCCs, as economic data continued to be resilient. Within this rating cohort, however, we have prioritized more idiosyncratic risk opportunities as opposed to adding broader risk exposure. To fund these purchases, we reduced allocations to longer-duration BBs and Single Bs that we viewed as offering limited relative value.
  • The Fund’s sector exposure remains balanced. The Fund is overweight the Energy and Transportation sectors, which finished the quarter as the top sector overweights. In Energy, we are constructive on the sector given resilient economic growth with potential for higher inflation and commodity prices. As for Transportation, we favor airline and air travel companies where fundamentals continue to be strong. However, we reduced the Fund’s overweight in Basic Industry, specifically in Chemicals, Metals and Mining which carry exposure to weaker economies in Europe and China as well as Building Materials given sensitivity towards higher rates. The Fund’s top sector underweights remained Media, where companies have excessive levels of leverage, and Consumer Goods and Services, which is driven by relative valuations.
  • We increased floating rate exposure within the Fund. We generally believe that select exposures to non-high yield sectors can offer attractive risk-reward opportunities, potential portfolio diversification benefits, and avenues for liquidity. The Fund has the flexibility to toggle allocations to off-benchmark asset classes, such as bank loans and convertible bonds. As bond yields moved higher over the quarter, we added floating rate exposure to the Fund, specifically through bank loans, given their lower interest rate sensitivity relative to high yield.
  • We are constructive on high yield credit amid a supportive macroeconomic environment and strong issuer fundamentals. We remain optimistic about the potential for high yield credit to deliver solid returns in 2025. Notably, spread valuations continue to be close to historic tights, but our view is that these valuation levels are supported given the current fundamental strength and higher-quality ratings mix among high yield issuers. Additionally, a supportive macroeconomic environment in the U.S., and accommodative financial conditions should help translate into lower issuer defaults in the year ahead. A high starting yield and lower expected default environment in 2025 should bode well for the asset class, which can be a strategic allocation for investors looking for income. Key risk factors to watch remain a resurgence of inflation that upends the narrative accommodative monetary policy, a pivot by issuers to more non-credit-friendly uses of debt finance, and a macro or policy driven spike of interest rate volatility that would leave investors flipping to defensive with less focus on credit. We look to be dynamic with our positioning in the Fund given this potential for increased market fluctuations.

Portfolio Details as of 02/28/2025

Total Net Assets
$3.55 B
Average Effective Duration
3.13 Years
Average Maturity
4.8 Years
Number of Issues
699
Average Yield to Maturity
7.98%

Dividends & Cap Gains

Dividends & Cap Gains

Dividend Payments

Dividend Payments

For
YTD Dividends Paidas of 03/24/2025
$0.07154
Dividend Frequency
Monthly (Daily Accrual)
Record Date Ex-Dividend Date Reinvest & Payable Date Dividend Reinvest Price
Daily Daily 02/28/2025 $0.03503 $6.42
Daily Daily 01/31/2025 $0.03651 $6.42

Upcoming Dividend Payment Dates

Record Date Ex-Dividend Date Reinvest & Payable Date
Daily Daily 03/31/2025
Daily Daily 04/30/2025
Daily Daily 05/31/2025
Daily Daily 06/30/2025
Daily Daily 07/31/2025
Daily Daily 08/31/2025
Daily Daily 09/30/2025
Daily Daily 10/31/2025
Daily Daily 11/30/2025
Daily Daily 12/31/2025

Capital Gains Distributions

For
Record Date Reinvest & Payable Date Long-term Short-term * Total Reinvest Price
12/16/2021 12/17/2021 - $0.0100 $0.0100 $7.45

Fees & Expenses

Fees & Expenses

Sales Charge Schedule as of 03/24/2025

  Sales Charge Dealer's Concession Prices at Breakpoint
Less than $100,000 2.25% 2.00% $6.51
$100,000 to $249,999 1.75% 1.50% $6.47
$250,000 to $499,999 1.25% 1.00% $6.44
Greater than $500,000 0.00% 1.00% $6.36

Expense Ratio

Fund Gross Expense Ratio 0.92%
Fund Net Expense Ratio 0.92%

Fund Documents

Fund Documents

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Portfolio Holdings 1Q
Publish Date:11/03/2015
Portfolio Holdings 3Q
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Summary Prospectus
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Statutory Prospectus
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SAI
Publish Date:11/03/2015
Annual Tailored Shareholder Report
Publish Date:11/03/2015
Semi-Annual Tailored Shareholder Report
Publish Date:11/03/2015
Fact Sheet
Publish Date:11/03/2015
Commentary
Publish Date:11/03/2015
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The ICE BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Constrained Index is a capitalization-weighted index of all US dollar denominated below investment grade corporate debt publicly issued in the US domestic market. Qualifying securities must have a below investment grade rating (based on an average of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch), at least 18 months to final maturity at the time of issuance, at least one year remaining term to final maturity as of the rebalancing date, a fixed coupon schedule and a minimum amount outstanding of $100 million. The index caps individual issuer at 2%. Index constituents are capitalization-weighted, based on their current amount outstanding, provided the total allocation to an individual issuer does not exceed 2%. Issuers that exceed the limit are reduced to 2% and the face value of each of their bonds is adjusted on a pro-rata basis. The face values of bonds of all other issuers that fall below the 2% cap are increased on a pro-rata basis. In the event there are fewer than 50 issuers in the Index, each is equally weighted and the face values of their respective bonds are increased or decreased on a pro-rata basis.

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